Wednesday's announcement caps an 11-month effort by San Antonio officials to attract a solar manufacturer to the city and to boost use of emission-free power to meet a 20 percent target of 1,500-megawatts by 2020. City officials said the economic development proposal could involve $100 million in capital investment and 800 new jobs.

Of course, in the interests of encouraging friendly competition, we should note that Reuters also reports that Austin Energy has committed to a 35% renewables goal by 2020. Either way, this is impressive stuff. We look forward to more of the same.